Well, day 1 is nearing the end. I have had 5 glasses of the lemonade so far- I am going to aim for 7 today, so I'll have 2 more tonight. I have had MANY BMs and from this morning until now I have lost 2.5lbs lol.

I actually havent been very hungry today. I have gotten random urges to eat something solid, but it goes away. The lemonade keeps me pretty full. Day 2 and 3 are supposed to be bad, so I have that to look forward to.....fun :P

Dont worry the salt water will get so much easier! But yes you can always do the tea in the morning instead.. You just get used to not eating after a while and you dont think about it as much so it gets easier with time. Well my tounges starting to turn yellow now i have no idea what that means! Good luck with it and stay strong cos you will be feeling great about what you've achieved!!

Yay! The salt water flush was soooo much easier today.....I still gagged....but not as much lol.

AND..........

My morning weight was : 239.7lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is almost 7lbs in 1 day. I know that most of it is water and waste, but still, I feel lighter.

I just did the salt water flush and it is making its way through me (I can feel it lol).

Today is the 2nd day though so the book says I should have lots of detox symptoms (I am getting a headache right now, probably from caffeine withdrawal). I also today will be out of the house mostly, so I will have to pre-make the lemonade (without the cayenne) and take it with me places. Yesterday I ended up having 6 1/2 lemonades, today I will be able to do more cause I won't even try putting the cayenne in.

Isn't the cayenne supposed to be one of the main ways the detox is able to work?

The cayenne is an important factor as it dilates the blood vessels to detox and helps break down the waste in the intestines, but I figure the other aspects of the detox are doing those things as well.......the cayenne just makes it more efficient. I really wish I could do the cayenne....I might try it again in a couple days, but right now even the thought of it makes me nauseous.

Sorry for maintaining radio silence. I too have big problems with the flush. There is an alternative though. The salt water flush is not 100% necessary. You can simply take a second laxative tea in the morning with similar results and less nausea. As for the cayenne, if it is bothering you you may well be using too much. It really only takes a tiny amount. If mixed properly you will barely even taste it over the lemon.

How much are you putting in each drink?

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Hi Lisa; I get the shakes without protein on account I have hypoglycemia...but I might try this for 3 days and see how it goes. How are you doing?

Thanks for stopping by Sirant

I think I am actually getting the hang of the salt water flush. Its not fun, but I have been able to get it down the last 2 days.

As for the cayenne I think I am going to try it again. I only tried it once and it was right after I did my first salt water flush and I was feeling really nauseous, so it might not have really been that bad, I was just psyching myself out. I don't have a measuring thing that measures 1/10tsp so I used the 1/4 and tried to do a little less than half....I might have done too much though.

I actually have hypoglycemia too.....or I used to........I became a vegetarian and my blood sugar levels became normal and I no longer get the shakes. But this cleanse hasn't given me anything like that. You drink the lemonade pretty often, so you shouldnt have drop in your blood sugar.

I would suggest going for more than 3 days though, cause days 2 and 3 are the worst lol. I am doing pretty good, yesterday was hard (BAD caffeine withdrawal headache), but I feel much better today.

Todays weight: 237.4 (-2.3lbs)

Well yesterday was hard. Note to self: Don't go to Macaroni Grill. I went with a friend cause she hadn't eaten and wow it smelled so good lol. I didn't eat anything...not even a bite, but man was it hard. Then we went to the mall to just walk around and I smelled each individual smell in the food court. I think my sense of smell is enhanced lol. Then I had to go babysit, which was NOT fun with the headache I had (it was a truly horrible one). The baby (7 months old) is usually really good, but last night he decided to be really fussy, which did not help the headache. I came pretty close to breaking down and taking ibuprofen and eating something cause the headache was so bad, but thankfully I was able to talk myself out of it. I went to see Pirates of the Carribbean after that, which I didn't enjoy as much because of (again) the headache lol. So....overall......the lesson I learned is that on the major detox days- don't be social lol. Today is supposed to be another bad day so I am just staying in and relaxing. Tomorrow I am going to start exercising again.

My tongue is getting the white film that its supposed to....its kind of cool lol. And my BMs keep coming...amazingly. It's cool because in the book he explains the detox symptoms but he also explains things that will happen that signify you are doing it right (i.e. the white tongue). So it's exciting to see it really happen.

Today's salt water flush was a litte harder than yesterday's, but I think thats because I still had the headache when I woke up and was feeling a little nauseous. But as soon as I had my BM, it went away........just like he said in the book. Today I am mostly just tired, but I usually get like this after I have a migraine.

I am going to try to increase the amount of lemonade I am drinking everyday. The last 2 days I have only had 7 glasses, I want to get it up to 9 or 10. I drink a lot of water, though. I have never had to pee so much in my life lol.

Well I guess that's all for now....more updates to come.

Hi Lisa; glad the cleanse is going well for you. I was surprised to learn you're also hypoglycemic and that's right...the lemon should keep blood sugars at a decent level.

I went to my favorite store Nature's Best, where they sell organic food, locally produced, beef, bison, fish, etc. and they make delicious home made soups, vegetable and fruit drinks, cookies, sandwiches ... it's like dying and going to HEALTH FOOD heavan!! Anyways, I buy my organic lemons and grade B maple syrup and the 50-some year old guy at the checkout says, Master Cleanse right? I said yah, do a lot of people do this? He said Oh ya. And then he advised me to stay on it more than 3 days because he said the same as you...day 2 or 3 can be the hardest and that it's really not bad to stay on it for 10 days. He said most everyone in his store has done it and felt great afterwards. Said their skin was so incredible afterwards...and I thought that's right, the skin is the last organ to be cleansed when de-toxifying. Cool.

Well, now that I've gone to the health food store and bought my ingredients, my tea too. I made my first 2 lemon drinks and it tastes just fine. My salt water flush this a.m was fine too, but hola! Talk about pee-ing out of the poo hole! Sorry if that grossed anyone out. LOL

I get home though and find I don't have any cayenne. Doh! So I'm going to the store right now to buy some. I'm excited about doing this. I've never done a cleanse before.

Yay, I'm glad you decided to do it. This is my first cleanse as well, so I'm learning as I go lol. I'm so jealous that you didn't have a problem with the salt water lol, I dread that thing every morning. But it is incredibly effective, so knowing that helps me get it down.

Thats funny that everyone at the store does the cleanse and the guy knew what you were doing. I felt like it was pretty obvious when I went to buy my ingredients. I'm guessing they get a lot of people buying that stuff, though, cause they had a whole huge display of the Grade B Organic Maple Syrup.

I put a few dashes of the cayenne in the drink im drinking right now and its not bad. The cayenne gets hotter the longer you let it sit in the liquid though.

I'm looking forward to the clear skin as well. I've heard it might get worse before it gets better because all the toxins are being released before they are flushed.

Did you get the laxative tea? I actually like that stuff lol, it has a nice sweetness in the back of your throat, so thats the part I look forward to the most

Good luck and keep me posted on how you are doing (you can just join this journal if you want lol).

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Ya, no kidding, Mal. This is not a good idea for anyone who has not already learned healthy eating habits over the long-term. I am not a proponent of the quick fix or easy weight loss, because there is no such thing. All of us have to go through the same gate ... and that gate is slow steady loss over the long term, focussing on lifestyle change.

I really want to add that in this thread because if someone new comes, I would feel irresponsible having them read this thread and say, "Yah, this looks good, man" (think Wayne's World) only to be sorely disappointed 10 days later when permanent habits have not been entrenched in their lifestyle and therefore, weight gain is inevitable.

I want to add this post I found on the internet:
This is a lemonade-based fast prescribed for detoxification and weight loss. Highly regarded naturopaths prescribe this and according to Stanley Burrough's book (written in the 1940s), this is a healthy way to fast because between the lemons and the maple syrup you get all the micronutrients you need to sustain the body. Grade B syrup has higher contents of those macronutrients so use it if you can find it. Also, organic lemons are best. The cayenne's role is to help break up toxic deposits within the body. The citrus can do that as well; the cayenne just helps it go faster. It would be well to get a colonic during the time of your fast in order to aid along the detox/weight loss process. Use this fast with spiritual goals in mind and you can achieve great results.

That spiritual piece really spoke to me because I'm feeling at a crossroads with my career and have not a clue which way to turn. I plan to do some meditating this week while on the fast. Here's what my horoscope says:
It's like you were bitten by a Volkswagen-sized spider, and now you're just waiting, paralyzed, for it to return and suck out your insides. Only the waiting can last months or years, and there's no spider venom; this incapacitation is purely self-induced. What you need to know is that it only gets worse; the longer you wait before you act, the harder it will be. The thing you also need to know is that it's never too late to step up and do something. Quit waiting, you delusional creature. Haven't you suffered enough? I guarantee that whatever you do now will hurt you less, in the long run, than not doing anything, and, even if it stings a bit now, you won't regret it.

I thought that was hilarious and after reading it, I want to quit waiting for something to present itself to me and become more active in my search for a new job. This cleanse, combined with some meditation will hopefully give me (as Oprah says) AHA moments. If I start levitating, Lisa, just pull me down, okay?

Lisa, THANK you so much for allowing me to join your diary on this cleanse. I really appreciate it. Interesting the cayenne gets hotter the longer the drink sits...I'll remember that! Yes, I bought the laxative herbal tea and will try it for the first time tonight before bed. I wonder if you have been sleeping well despite the headache? I hope so.

lol

That's great if people want to look into The Master Cleanse, but I just recommend really researching it. I am not doing it solely for the weight loss. I have already gotten pretty good at eating healthily, but I still battle pretty badly with cravings and giving into them. By doing this cleanse I am battling cravings in a MAJOR way, but I am learning to recognize them and resist. You also see how much of your time is devoted to food everyday. So, while I am hoping for some weight loss, this is mostly a stepping stone to healthier eating (even though I did pretty well before).

Also I have learned about the other benefits of the cleanse as 2Skinny mentioned. The spiritual aspect...it really clears your mind (day 8 is supposed to be when this really happens). The detox aspect- your skin becomes clearer, you feel energized, etc...

But the cleanse involves many unpleasant things (i.e. poop-lots of it) and the detox symptoms. The salt water itself is pretty horrible lol. So I think that unless someone really understands what the cleanse is supposed to do, they might not stick with it. I know I wouldnt lol.

So that is my little disclaimer lol.